A deep dive into the statistics from UFC Vegas 70: Muniz vs. Allen
There were three noteworthy takeaways from UFC Vegas 70. The first was Brendan Allen’s upset win over Andre Muniz in the evening’s makeshift main event. The second was the return of Tatiana Suarez to the octagon. Third was the initially scheduled main event falling apart.
Allen, who was unranked in the official UFC middleweight division before Saturday’s fight card, scored a late third-round submission win over Andre Muniz in Vegas. Muniz entered the bout as the favorite and the No. 11 fighter in the official UFC middleweight rankings. With the stoppage victory, Allen extended his winning streak to four. He simultaneously ended Muniz’s run of five consecutive UFC wins.
Before Saturday, Suarez last fought in June 2019. At the time, Suarez was being looked at as, at the very least, a future 115-pound title challenger. Injuries kept Suarez on the sidelines until UFC Vegas 70. She returned to the octagon as a (temporary) flyweight to score a submission win over Montana De La Rosa. In securing the victory, Suarez moved her record to 9-0 and reinvigorated talk of a run at UFC gold.
As for the scheduled main event, the light heavyweight scrap between Nikita Krylov and Ryan Spann was scratched while the event was underway. UFC commentator Megan Olivi reported that Krylov was suffering from a food-related illness and unable to compete. As a result, the UFC is looking to rebook that fight.
Below, we take a deep dive into the stats from the UFC Vegas 70 fight card, which streamed on ESPN+.
Total Fights: 10
Unanimous Decisions: 2
Split Decision: 1
Majority Decision: 1
KOs/TKOs: 2
Submissions: 4
Making the most of HIS main event!!!@BrendanAllenMMA sinks in the RNC in the closing seconds! #UFCVegas70 pic.twitter.com/VVRdDyibOM
— UFC (@ufc) February 26, 2023
Fights by Weight Division
Heavyweight: 1
Middleweight: 1
Welterweight: 1
Lightweight: 4
Catchweight: 1
Women’s Flyweight: 2
After a sensational return, @TatianaUFC still has sights on UFC gold #UFCVegas70 pic.twitter.com/pIGRNq9M35
— UFC (@ufc) February 26, 2023
Total Knockdowns Landed: 3
Total Submission Attempts: 9
Total Reversals: 2
Total Significant Strikes Attempted: 1,067
Total Significant Strikes Landed: 460
Total Significant Head Strikes Attempted: 775
Total Significant Head Strikes Landed: 246
Total Significant Body Strikes Attempted: 164
Total Significant Body Strikes Landed: 109
Total Significant Leg Strikes Attempted: 128
Total Significant Leg Strikes Landed: 105
Total Significant Distance Strikes Attempted: 883
Total Significant Distance Strikes Landed: 337
Total Significant Clinch Strikes Attempted: 114
Total Significant Clinch Strikes Landed: 83
Total Significant Ground Strikes Attempted: 70
Total Significant Ground Strikes Landed: 40
Kicked off the main card with a first round finish
@Michael_Malott showed up at #UFCVegas70. pic.twitter.com/V5ECmxyW01
— UFC (@ufc) February 26, 2023
Total Strikes Attempted: 1,725
Total Strikes Landed: 982
Total Takedowns Attempted: 54
Total Takedowns Landed: 22
TREVOR PEEK DID THAT IN HIS DEBUT #UFCVegas70pic.twitter.com/sGOQox82f4
— UFC (@ufc) February 25, 2023
Shortest Three-Round Fight: Jordan Leavitt TKOs Victor Martinez at 2:27 of Round 1 via knees to head in clinch.
Latest Finish in a Three-Round Fight: Brendan Allen submits Andre Muniz at 4:25 of Round 3 via rear-naked choke.
Most Takedowns Landed: Two fighters with four takedowns: Erick Gonzalez and Jasmine Jasudavicius.
Most Submission Attempts: Joe Solecki with three submission attempts vs. Carl Deaton.
Most Knockdowns Landed: Trevor Peek with two knockdowns vs. Erick Gonzalez.
Most Significant Strikes Landed in a Three-Round Fight: Charles Johnson lands 60 significant strikes on 127 attempts vs. Ode Osbourne.
FIRST ROUND KNOCKOUT FOR THE MONKEY KING!!!!!!! #UFCVegas70 pic.twitter.com/XYflAS6fCO
— UFC (@ufc) February 25, 2023